Family:Whitney, Jonah (1772-1837)
Jonah6 Whitney (Daniel5, Daniel4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Daniel5 and Katy (Stone) Whitney,[1] was born 3 Sep 1772, Shrewsbury, MA,[2] and died 1837.
He married, 9 Dec 1802, Wilmington, VT, Sarah Wilder,[3] of Wilmington, VT,[4] daughter of John and Mary (Rice) Wilder. She was born 26 Oct 1777, Sturbridge, MA, and died after 1860.
Both are buried in the Doran Cemetery, between Madrid and Potsdam, NY.
He came to St. Lawrence Co. in 1808, where his father had settled about 3 years previous; had seven children, of whom the fifth was Daniel.[5]
Children of Jonah6 and Sarah (Wilder) Whitney:
i. Harriet7 Whitney, b. 10 May 1803; m. Lyman Morse. ii. Elisha Whitney, b. ca. 1805, VT; m. Jane -----. iii. Phebe Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1807, Bennington Co., VT; d. 13 Feb 1883, Huevelton, NY; m. 1827, Valentine Simons. iv. Leonard Whitney, b. say 1809; no record found. v. Daniel Whitney, b. 10 May 1811, Madrid, NY; d. 6 Sep 1876; m. 11 Jan 1844, Louisa M. Hall, b. 21 May 1821, d. 23 Feb 1901. vi. Orris Whitney, b. 5 Feb 1813, VT; d. 6 Mar 1876, Bucks Bridge, NY; m. 22 Mar 1836, Potsdam, NY, Alma Maria Howe, daughter of Brigham and Sarah (Allen) Howe, b. 28 Nov 1810, Jericho, VT, d. 6 Apr 1896, Canton, NY. vii. Mary Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1818, NY; d. 19 Apr 1889, aged 71 years; m. Dennison C. Willmouth, of Potsdam, NY, son of John and Anna (Grosvenor) Willmouth.
Census
- 1810, Madrid, Saint Lawrence Co., NY: Jonah Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 0-9, 1 female 26-44, and 2 females 0-9. Also 1810, Madrid, Saint Lawrence Co., NY: Jonah Whitney, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 0-9, and 1 female 16-25, who is too young to be this man, but probably too old to be a son.
- 1820: Madrid, Saint Lawrence Co., NY: Jonah Whitney, 1 male over 45, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 0-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 0-9; 2 engaged in agriculture.
- 1830: Madrid, Saint Lawrence Co., NY: Jonah Whitney, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 female 40-49, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 10-14.
- 1840, Madrid, Saint Lawrence Co., NY: Daniel Whitney 2d, 2 males 20-29, 1 female 60-69, and 1 female 15-19; 2 engaged in agriculture. Probably the older female was Jonah's widow, Sally.
- 1850, Madrid, Saint Lawrence Co., NY:
436 444 Daniel Whitney 2d 39 M - Blacksmith $7500 N.Y. Louisa M. " 29 F - " Milton A. " 5 M - " Attended school George A. " 3 " - " Sally " 73 F - Vt. Elizabeth Sherwin 23 " - Canada Harriet Fenton 23 F - N.Y. Silus Beckwith 25 M - Engineer $100 " Charles Sackrider 19 " - " " Quincy D'Wicker 27 M - " $400 " George Dart 15 " - " Catherine Ticanin 19 F - "
323 323 Daniel Whitney 49 M - Farmer $14750 $6596 N.Y. Louiza M. " 39 F - House Keeper " Milton " 15 M - " Attended school George W. " 12 M - " Attended school Abner " 8 M - " Attended school Sally " 83 F - Lady Vermont Jane Hunter 21 F - Servant Canada
References
1.^ His parentage is proven by his birth record.
2.^ "Jonah [Whitney], s. Daniel Jr. and Kata, [born] Sept. 3, 1772," according to Franklin P. Rice, ed., Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1904), p. 112.
3.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, Marriages.
4.^ "Excerpts from The History of St. Lawrence, N. Y.," Branches and Twigs, vol. 5 (1976), p. 121.
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